Federal Judge Rules: Stop-and-Frisk Practice Violates Rights

A Federal judge said that the racially fueled stop-and-frisk program violates the constitutional rights of minorities and calls for a federal monitor to oversee broad reforms.

All of this came down today! Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that stop-and-frisk is just plain wrong. If you are not familiar with this 'program', it goes like this: police officers just stops and frisks innocent folks all through NYC. The folks who are usually stopped are men of color (yeah, that was the quick and dirty definition)  The judge ruled that stop-and-frisk actually violates the Fourth Amendment and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.

Judge Scheindlin presented other ideas to deal with the stop-and-frisk program and brought in an outside lawyer to monitor the Police Department’s compliance with the Constitution. I am so glad to hear this. Stop-and-frisk was a terrible idea and I hope this mess will never happen again.

More to come as this story rolls out.

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Gay and Civil Justice Leaders marched in the silent Stop and Frisk Protest - WATCH

Yesterday, Gay and Civil Rights leaders marched in a silent protest against the shameful "stop-and-frisk" tactics.

Christine Quinn and Benjamin Jealous Speaks Out Against NYPD's Stop & Frisk Policy

Both Civil Rights and LGBT groups joined together to speak out against the messy Stop & Frisk Policy. Here are Christine Quinn and Benjamin Jealous GLAAD has taken the lead in getting this info out. There are more clips after the jump

Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the joint venture of LGBT groups and Civil Rights activists on Stop and Frisk

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Gay Right Groups and NAACP join together to deal with 'Stop and Frisk'

'Stop and Frisk' is a messy ordeal. It's big in major cities like NYC and Baltimore. If fact, it's been reported that the New York Police Department has stopped and questioned over 684,000 people; most of them were people of color.

Once this news got out, groups (Gay and straight) got together to plan a protest.

The Washington Post has the scoop

Gay rights groups are speaking out in support of a silent march being held later this month to protest the New York Police Department’s street stop policy.

Representatives from groups including Empire State Pride Agenda and Human Rights Campaign joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president Benjamin Todd Jealous at an event Tuesday announcing they’d take part in the June 17 march.

I hope this is televised.